Kanye West grimaces as fan tries to take a picture

By Jennifer Pearson

PUBLISHED: 14:35 EST, 25 February 2014 | UPDATED: 15:54 EST, 25 February 2014

Kanye West isn't known for his friendly sidewalk manner when it comes to his adoring public.

The 36-year-old rapper wore his typical sour face when a fan approached him as he was leaving his posh high-rise apartment in New York on Tuesday.

Kanye was clearly annoyed and in no mood for chit chat when the young man held up his camera phone and started clicking away.

The music mogul, in fact, nearly walked into the fan's arm that was stretched out in front of his face.

Kanye kept walking and the hoodie-clad youth kept snapping, until the recording artist's burly bodyguard stepped in to stop the impromptu photo session.

The Atlanta-born star, who is worth about $100 million thanks to his music career and his sideline as fashion designer, may have had a change of heart once he reached the safety of his car.

Kanye apparently called the fan over to his car and sat for a picture with him.

Kim Kardashian's moody fiance and baby daddy should be used to such fanfare by now - the pair have been regularly met by throngs of fans outside his Big Apple pad at every outing.

The rapper even had the friendly benefit of Kim's whole family when he held his final show at New York's Nassau Coliseum on Sunday night.

Kim had sister Kourtney and Scott Disick, pal Jonathan Cheban and her mom Kris Jenner vying for space with her in the VIP section.

During the show, Kanye reportedly told the crowd he argued with Oprah Winfrey about his song New Slaves.

Then the singer lightened up a little by explaining that he's been talking with therapists in order to deal with his success in a more socially acceptable way, Newsday reported.